AEA vs Paths & Danger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AEA
Engage in a text-based online strategy game to build an empire, manage resources, and battle players globally. Coordinate with allies or taunt enemies through an in-depth chat system.
- Real-time strategy management
- Turn-based PvP battles
- Resource management
- Global map exploration
- In-depth chat system
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Embark on a Strategic Journey Like Never Before! Dive into the ultimate text-based online strategy game, where cunning tactics and sharp decisions determine the fate of your empire! Build your civilization from the ground up, gather resources, train a formidable army, and face off against players from around the world in epic battles. Key Features: Real-time Strategy: Manage resources, train units, and upgrade your empire to dominate the battlefield. Epic PvP Battles: Engage in turn-based combat and prove your strategic mastery against other players. Resource Management: Keep your production in check, ensuring you have enough to train soldiers and expand your influence. Global Map: Explore the vast world, conquer territories, and secure vital resources. In-depth Chat System: Coordinate with your allies or taunt your enemies in the game’s lively chat rooms. Are you ready to command and conquer? Build your legacy now! Download today and start your journey to greatness!
Paths & Danger
Lead a team of unique heroes through a dark fantasy world, engaging in tactical turn-based combat and facing treacherous challenges. Manage your characters' stats and explore procedurally generated maps with roguelike elements, including permadeath, to uncover a mysterious demonic threat.
- Unique characters with special abilities
- Hero stat management
- Strategic turn-based combat on hex grid
- Procedural map generation
- Roguelike elements with permadeath
- Dark fantasy world exploration
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Assemble a group of characters with unique abilities called by the town of Westwall. Travel different terrains, fight with treacherous opponents, and embark on a series of grilling events. Hope is in your hands to find salvation from a mysterious demonic force spreading throughout the land. Main Features - Lead groups of different characters, each one with unique abilities and weapons - Manage your heroes' stats to get them stronger - Deal with dangerous circumstances and quests - Solve the story of the mystery surrounding the town of Westwall - Fight in a strategic turn-based combat system on a hex grid - A deep atmospheric environment that suits different world places - Emerge in a diverse stunning dark fantasy world - Roguelike features, including permadeath - Procedural map generation giving endless replay Are you worthy of facing an uncertain fate?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AEA at 58% against Paths & Danger's 20%. AEA also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6). Paths & Danger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AEA sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Paths & Danger sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AEA holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paths & Danger has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of AEA's written reviews are positive against 20% of Paths & Danger's.
AEA ships an update every 3 months, Paths & Danger every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AEA | Paths & Danger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 398 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Berke Yalcin | GoldenGod Games, Lda |
Customer experience
AEA
Paths & Danger
In-app purchases
AEA
- AEA - Premium Membership$7.991 Month
- 100 Emerald$0.99
- 500 Emerald$0.99
- 1000 Emerald$0.99
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- 5000 Emerald$0.99
- AEA - Starter Package$0.99
- AEA - Advanced Package$0.99
- Premium Membership Package$0.99
- 10000 Emerald$1.99
- 50000 Emerald$5.99
Paths & Danger
- Unlocks Ice Wizard$1.99
- Unlocks War Engineer$1.99
- Unlocks Rogue$1.99
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- Unlocks Half-Vampire$1.99
- Unlocks Paladin$1.99
- Unlocks Healer$1.99
- Unlocks Conjurer$1.99
- Unlocks Druid$1.99
- Unlocks All Characters$9.99
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